US4809743A
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Fuel pipe device for motor vehicles and process for producing same
Assignee: Altemira Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-06-26
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Granted: 1989-03-07
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Expires: 2007-06-26
Abstract
Abstract A fuel pipe device for motor vehicles comprising a pipe main body having a plurality of holes formed in its peripheral wall and outward tubular projections each formed around each of the holes integrally with the wall for connecting branch pipes to the pipe main body. The device is produced by a process comprising bulging the peripheral wall of a pipe blank at each of the portions thereof to be connected to the branch pipes to form a tubular protrusion having a closed end, forming a hole in the center of the end closing wall of the protrusion, and bending the remaining portion of the end closing wall around the hole outward by burring flush with the peripheral wall of the protrusion to form the tubular projection. Alternatively, the device is produced by a process comprising forming a hole in a pipe blank at each of the portions thereof to be connected to the branch pipes, and bending the hole-defining portion of the blank outward by burring to form the projection. The device can be fabricated by a smaller number of production steps with greater ease than conventional fuel pipe devices.
Inventors
- 👤 Minobu Sukimoto
- 👤 Haruo Arima
- 👤 Toshiyuki Yamada
- 👤 Seijiro Taguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:05
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21C; B21C37/00; B21C37/06; B21C37/15; B21C37/28; B21C37/29; B21D; B21D39/00; B21D39/06; B60; B60K; B60K15/00; B60K15/01; F; F02; F02M; F02M37/00; F02M69/00; F02M69/46; F02M69/462; F02M69/465; F16; F16L; F16L41/00; F16L41/08; F16L41/082; F02B; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/85938; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49428
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A fuel pipe device for injectors of a motor vehicle having a return passage for an excessive fuel, said fuel pipe device comprising: a U-shaped fuel feed main body having first and second straight tubular portions, a plurality of outwardly open tubular projections being provided at said first straight tubular portion, each of said outwardly open tubular projections being connected to each of said injectors; a U-shaped fuel return pipe main body having a pair of straight tubular portions; and a fuel supply regulator directly connecting said second straight tubular portion and one of said pair of straight tubular portions in a manner such that all said straight tubular portions extend toward a same direction, wherein said fuel supply regulator is adapted to work in response to the fluctuation in the pressure within said fuel feed main body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A fuel pipe device for injectors of a motor vehicle having a return passage for an excessive fuel, said fuel pipe device comprising: a U-shaped fuel feed main body having first and second straight tubular portions, a plurality of outwardly open tubular projections being provided at said first straight tubular portion, each of said outwardly open tubular projections being connected to each of said injectors; a U-shaped fuel return pipe main body having a pair of straight tubular portions; and a fuel supply regulator directly connecting said second straight tubular portion and one of said pair of straight tubular portions in a manner such that all said straight tubular portions extend toward a same direction, wherein said fuel supply regulator is adapted to work in response to the fluctuation in the pressure within said fuel feed main body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The fuel pipe device of claim 1, wherein said fuel feed pipe main body is made of wrought aluminum material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The fuel pipe device of claim 1, wherein each of said outwardly open tubular projections is provided with an enlarged tubular portion at the distal end thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The fuel pipe device of claim 1, further including an attaching bracket having a semi-circular plate directly arising therefrom for supporting said first straight tubular portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The fuel pipe device of claim 1 further including a flange provided with two bores therein, said first straight tubular portion and one of said pair of straight tubular portions being inserted into said two bores respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The fuel pipe device of claim 5, wherein each of said bores is provided with internal ridges.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The fuel pipe device of claim 6, wherein said ridges are helical.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The fuel pipe device of claim 6, wherein said ridges are circular.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The fuel pipe device of claim 5, wherein each of said straight tubular portion and one of said pair of straight tubular portions has an enlarged diameter portion in the proximity of said flange.
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